Debre Sina (woreda)
Borena
ቦረና | |
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Woreda | |
| Borena | |
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South Wollo | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,027.61 km2 (396.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 171,686[2] |
Borena (
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 500 meters above sea level at the bottom of the canyon of the Abay to 3200 meters in the northeast corner. Rivers include the Defarsa, Donqoto, Endras, Lagadaba, and Yashum.
The southern part of this woreda was detached in summer 1994 to create Wegde woreda.[5]
History & Etymology
The historic Borena Wollo area encompasses the current Borena woreda, as well as the adjacent
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 125,126 in 28,461 households, of whom 62,036 were men and 63,090 were women; 5,509 or 4.4% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Debre Sina were the
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GeoHive - Ethiopia population statistics". www.geohive.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Svein Ege, "South Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of South Shäwa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia."[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Important Bird Area factsheet: Denkoro forest, Ethiopia" BirdLife International website (accessed 1 September 2009)
- ^ Hans Spiess, "Situation Report on South Wello Zone" UNDP-EUE, July 1994 (accessed 22 January 2009)
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)
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